CLOTHES MENTOR: Fashion Reseller Clothes Mentor Targets Philly

Here’s another great article on a Clothes Mentor franchisee in Philadelphia. Source: Philly.com

Havertown insurance-company veteran and grandmother Terri Waters is opening a 4,000 square foot franchise store for Clothes Mentor at 61 E. Germantown Pike (near U.S. 202), East Norriton, on Thursday March 19. The Minneapolis-based chain is founded by Ron Olson, who was previously a cofounder and former partner in resale chains Play It Again Sports, Plato’s Closet and Once Upon A Child.

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NEW USES: New Uses – Kitchen

Take a look at another one of our new ads for New Uses! It’s a fun advertisement showing you just how easy it is to update and redecorate your kitchen with everything from kitchen appliances to a new kitchen table – and all for a lot less money!  Source: YouTube

Remember, you can buy things that are “gently-used” and new to you that are in great shape, while at the same time bringing in things you no longer use for CASH. When it comes to the kitchen, it’s a great way to get new things – and more of them – because you will be saving up to 70% off. What a great way to make your kitchen into a newly decorated and furnished gathering place!

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CLOTHES MENTOR: Spring Clean for Cash

Spring Clean for Cash at the Mayfield Heights, Ohio Clothes Mentor Store. What a great way to sell apparel and accessories you don’t need, and add some new things to your wardrobe. Source: 19 Action News

By Jen Picciano

Resale shops are a $12 billion a year business.

At Clothes Mentor in Mayfield Heights you can get high-end labels, designer purses, and a pay day.

“I have all these old clothes I’m fishing through, trying to get rid of some old stuff, make room for new,” said Chris Barone.

“You bring them in and we’re able to look at them on the spot. It takes about 20 minutes, and we are able to hand you the cash for them,” said owner Randi Rose.

That’s unlike consignment shops, where you can wait up to 90 days to get paid, if your item sells, says Rose. Garage sale items only sell for an average of 85 cents. Rose says their average customer walks away with about $50.

“But we’ve had people who’ve really hauled over their closet, or found a lot of nice jewelry or designer bags and they’ve walked with $400 and $500,” says Rose.

How much you make depends on what you bring in, what shape it’s in and how current it is. What you’re offered is based on research by the Clothes Mentor franchise.

“So it’s not my opinion or my employees’ opinions about what will sell. We have strict guidelines that we’re going from,” she says.

Rose says you can make the most money off your designer handbags.  

“I love purses. They have the best prices on purses,” says frequent customer Sharon Cooper.

And lucky for resale shop owners, often a lot of what they’re paying out to customers, gets spent back at their shop in the same visit.

To watch the video interview, go to the 19 Action News post.

NEW USES: New Uses 2015

Check out one of our new ads for New Uses! It’s a fun advertisement showing just how much you can find at New Uses – and all you can do for a lot less money.

What a great way to clean out your house of “gently-used” items you no longer need, and redecorate and refurnish your home for up to 70% off of retail! Source: YouTube  

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Spring Clean Your Way Into Cash

With a little extra work, you can find dollars among your dust bunnies.

By Geoff Williams
 
Depending where you live, it may or may not look like warmer months lie ahead, but the calendar doesn’t lie. If you’re like a lot of people, you’re already thinking about spring cleaning. Source: U.S. News
 

And, if you’re like a lot of people, you’re dreading it. But keep in mind that spring cleaning doesn’t have to be a complete pain in the neck. If you think about it strategically, you could make money the next time you pull out the vacuum, gloves and garbage bags. Here are four ways you could clean up while cleaning up. Continue reading

NEW USES: Brighten the Winter Months With New Uses

Winter can be dreary and cold – and we don’t see the sun sometimes for days. How about brightening up your home with a great piece from New Uses? We have “gently-used” furniture, artwork, small appliances, kitchen items, and other household goods. New Uses makes redecorating your home easier and less expensive, and since we only buy top quality items, you’re adding a new piece of furniture or artwork that’s like new at prices up to 70% off of retail. Maybe you need a new couch or a new picture that fits just so in the front hallway – or maybe some major redecorating needs to be done. No matter what needs you have, New Uses can freshen up your home with something different and fun to add to your interior design.

We buy your items at New Uses as well, so you will not only find some fresh pieces you can purchase, you can sell some of your “gently-used” pieces to us to use toward different décor for your home…and we pay CASH On-the-Spot! Stop into New Uses today and let us look into buying your “gently-used” pieces that you’re not using anymore – and find something new to you that will brighten and rejuvenate your home. It might just make your winter seem a little less dreary.

NTY Franchise Acquires Children’s Orchard

NTY Franchise Company, a pioneering force in the rapidly growing $13 billion resale/retail industry, continues its aggressive growth plan with the acquisition of Children’s Orchard, a chain of top quality, gently used children’s merchandise. NTY, “New To You,” based in Minnetonka, Minn., purchased Children’s Orchard to expand its footprint nationwide as a leader in the resale-retail sector. Source: PRWeb

NTY is the umbrella company overseeing five resale/retail brands including Clothes Mentor, New Uses, Device Pit Stop, NTY Clothing Exchange and NTY Kids. To enhance its NTY Kids brand, the company bought the chain of 32 Children’s Orchard stores, boutiques of top quality, gently used children’s clothing, toys, furniture, equipment, books and accessories. The company will combine the two brands, under the Children’s Orchard name, to enhance the customer experience at the store level with a robust point of sale and management system, centralized analytics and an attractive customer loyalty program.

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NTY Kids’ Animation Whiteboard Wins Big!

Congratulations to Bill Carson for winning the 2015 AVA Digital Gold Award. This award was given for his creative work on the NTY Kids’ Whiteboard Animation on the website.

As AVA stated: “AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes excellence by creative professionals responsible for the planning, concept, direction, design and production of digital communication. Work ranges from digital engagement campaigns – to audio and video production – to website development – to social media interaction – to mobile marketing.”

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DEVICE PITSTOP: Maple Grove Home to Resale ‘Device’ Store

Device Pitstop Buys, Sells, Trades, and More

Device Pitstop, a national chain that buys, sells, trades, services and upgrades laptops and mobile devices at low cost, just opened in Maple Grove. It’s a one-stop solution to laptop and mobile-device needs. Source: PressNews.com They carry many laptops, tablets, smartphones and accessories including Windows, Apple and Android devices and parts. They sell products below original prices, backed by a 90-day warranty. They buy for cash or trade in. They have expert on-site repairs (including smartphone screens) and upgrades. Device Pitstop is now open at 13732 83rd Way in Maple Grove, east of Interstate 94 and near the intersection of Elm Creek Boulevard and Weaver Lake Road. Continue reading

DEVICE PITSTOP: At Device Pitstop, Call Goes Out for Used Gadgets

As Americans update digital devices more frequently, Device Pitstop and others want to rescue last year’s models from the junk drawer. Sourced from: Star Tribune.

Old gadgets tend to gather in drawers, and Ron Olson wants to change that.

Olson, president of Minnetonka-based NTY Franchise Co., acquired a laptop exchange company in Las Vegas later renamed Device Pitstop, brought the concept to the Twin Cities and is now poised to expand it nationwide.

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